Episode-1654- The Basics of Prepping for the Real World
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Today we are going to do a back to basics show. Simple stuff that we all need reminding about day to day in order to stay sharp. This is also the exact type of information to give to people new to prepping, especially the totally unprepared that “don’t get it”. We all have fiends like that right?
This show is also great for the totally freaked out that are in panic mode. The people who have been listening to too much Alex Jones and are worried that they are going to be tossed into a FEMA Camp soon, I mean even though nothing happened, Jade Helm was a test run for martial law.
Join Me Today to Discuss…
- The threat probability matrix
- The disaster impact scale
- The inverse ratio of impact and probability
- Your 6 survival needs
- Food
- Journal your consumption
- Eat what you store, store what you eat
- Just get to 2 weeks, do it again, do that again = 60 days
- Become a producer
- Water
- Soda bottles, Arizona Tea bottles etc
- Frozen water serves two purposes
- Learn to make water safe to drink (filter, boil, etc.)
- Consider rain catchment or locate local sources
- Shelter
- A place to go that you can count on
- A well thought out evacuation plan
- Tarps, tools, etc. to stay home if possible
- Get a good portable shelter and hope it is only for camping
- Security
- Develop op sec and situational awareness
- Consider being armed
- Avoid the three S’s – Stupid Places, Things, People
- Accept both the good and bad realities about security
- Energy
- Build a black out kit include rechargeable batteries
- Get a inverter, extension cord and splitters
- Generator or battery bank
- Store Fuel – 12 can rotation over time
- Health and Sanitation
- Have a way to dispose of or deal with waste
- Keep a good medical kit on hand at all times
- Develop disaster time procedures and protocols
- Learn the most basic use of herbs and essential oils
- You just keep going from there
- The other basics
- Cash – carry cash, have cash at home as well
- Insurance – keep it updated
- Bank Accounts – have two
- Documentation – build “the pack”
- Communications – weather radio/battery radio and TV antenna
- Cell Phone – battery packs
- 72 Hour Kit – skip the tactical shit, at first
- Final thought, if you won’t help yourself, why would anyone else
- Food
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- AgriTrue.com
- GenForward
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- Western Botanicals – (sponsor of the day)
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“We all have fiends like that right?”
Yes. And they all fiendishly say they’re coming to our house if the SHTF. 😀
Great episode. Perfect timing. A few friends are suddenly into prepping and this episode couldn’t have shown up in my podcast player at a better time to convey the proper prioritization of activities and acquisitions. Revisiting the basics is always welcome in my book.
I like the much needed review. I started the gas can a month a few months ago and can use the generator parked in the driveway.
Which episode has “the Pack”?
Dang it forgot that didn’t I?
http://www.thesurvivalpodcast.com/episode-148-bug-out-planning-and-documentation
RE: water storage….
Might sound simple, but I don’t think I’ve ever heard that explanation of temperature and time required to pasteurize water. I’ve been buying heavy plastic gallons of water….why? Because I have well water, likely safe..but not quite the same as turning on a city faucet. And well, yes, bleach isn’t tasty.
Light bulb moment….pasteurize the water….then bottle. 🙂 Or in my case, I have a store a few miles away that sells new, food safe barrels. Now I can not only store some in individual bottles and gallons, but also bulk.
Thanks. These back to basics shows are really helpful. Every time you do them, there is also a slightly different tip or nuance from prior shows that is helpful.
Great show as always Jack! One more forgotten link…
http://www.thesurvivalpodcast.com/fish-antibiotics
Was there a show where you specifically discussed your documentation list? Can you link that too?
scratch that. I need to read more than the headlines of articles. I found it. Sorry.
Time Scale for Episode 1654
Sponsor 1: The Berkey Guy 2:30
Sponsor 2: Western Botanicals 4:10
Bob Wells Plant of the week 6:40
Member Support Brigade 8:40
The year that was the Episode: 9:55- The Forest in Flames
The threat probability matrix – 13:40
The disaster impact scale – 15:28
The inverse ratio of impact and probability – 19:50
Your 6 survival needs – 22:00
Food – 24:30
Journal your consumption
Eat what you store, store what you eat
Just get to 2 weeks, do it again, do that again = 60 days
Become a producer
Water – 31:40
Soda bottles, Arizona Tea bottles etc
Frozen water serves two purposes
Learn to make water safe to drink (filter, boil, etc.)
Consider rain catchment or locate local sources
Shelter 45:13
A place to go that you can count on
A well thought out evacuation plan
Tarps, tools, etc. to stay home if possible
Get a good portable shelter and hope it is only for camping
Security – 56:24
Develop op sec and situational awareness
Consider being armed
Avoid the three S’s – Stupid Places, Things, People
Accept both the good and bad realities about security
Energy – 1:04:53
Build a black out kit include rechargeable batteries
Get a inverter, extension cord and splitters
Generator or battery bank
Store Fuel – 12 can rotation over time
Health and Sanitation – 1:18:25
Have a way to dispose of or deal with waste
Keep a good medical kit on hand at all times
Develop disaster time procedures and protocols
Learn the most basic use of herbs and essential oils
You just keep going from there – 1:23:05
The other basics 1:23:30
Cash – carry cash, have cash at home as well
Insurance – keep it updated
Bank Accounts – have two
Documentation – build “the pack”
Communications – weather radio/battery radio and TV antenna
Cell Phone – battery packs
72 hour Kit – skip the tactical shit, at first
Final thought, if you won’t help yourself, why would anyone else – 1:34:43
Kevin,
Great job.
That’s a lot of work, man, quick too. Thank you very much.
Evelyn
Super article. Perfect for sharing with a fewfamily members who think preppers are all nut cases getting ready for the zombies.
Outstanding show Jack. Back to the basics, always something we can learn, some holes to patch. And of course, a good recent show to get people started.
http://www.batteriesnorthwest.com/batteryschool.cfm
Here is a website that tells how to care for and use deep cycle batteries. And how to connect them parallel more effectively.
I wanted to add something that is super easy and can become a good habit. When leaving work, if I know bad weather is coming (especially ice N. TX) I make it a point to always top off my tank on the way home, my wife does as well. Nice piece of mind to drain one car, and leave truck full before touching my gas can reserves.
Extended family member:
He grew up very poor. Worked his way into a solidly upper middle class lifestyle. He was very proud.
But he was also a little arrogant. He would still keep in contact with the people in the ‘bad’ neighborhood that he grew up in. He liked to show off his new status by having flashy parties and inviting his old friends, etc. He would subtly show off his wealth at these parties. Like how he would take a rolled up wad of cash out of his pocket and put it on the table in front of people while he fished around in his pocket for something else.
A few weeks after one of these parties some of the party attendants broke into his house and killed him and his friend who was staying over. The attackers knew he was wealthy because he made it abundantly clear to anyone who would listen. And since they were at the party they knew where his video cameras were and just how to enter his house and disable them so they would never be caught on camera. They had a shoot-first approach to the break-in. This meant the two occupants of the house were dead long before the killers found out that he kept all his money in a locked-down safe while he slept – and that they’d go home with a mere $150.
Since all 3 burglars were caught, 5 lives ended that day, and all for only $150.
Jack – for quick water storage acquisition in a suburban house with moderate storage, what are your thoughts on getting a handful of those five gallon water bottles and a cheapo table top dispenser? It’s not the most cost effective, but time is limited right now, and it’s easy to just grab a bottle when I run out to home Depot or Lowe’s. Thanks!
Additional info – I have a 10000 gal swimming pool, am buying and stacking quite a few cases of regular bottled water, and we likely wouldn’t shelter in place if significant disaster came and we could get out. This would be to get through the more likely scenarios of power outages, ice storms, etc. of a few weeks here, maybe a month if it was really bad (this house is not defensible under SHTF scenarios).
Also, could you maybe post a photo of which AZ tea bottles you’re referring to?
Thanks again!
Just a suggestion on your gas can rotation idea. When your starting buy gas cans and filling them instead of starting with #1 start with the month your in.. For instance the first can you buy and fill this month is can #10.. Seems like it would help some people keep track of which can to cycle that month.
gpowers01, I’m sure he’s talking about these:
http://smile.amazon.com/Arizona-Green-Tea-128-Ounces-Pack/dp/B0029JTTOS/ref=sr_1_10?s=grocery&ie=UTF8&qid=1444498109&sr=1-10&keywords=arizona+tea